Product Description

From the makers of the award-winning BBC series and Dr Nick Barratt, the UK's leading authority on family history, comes the definitive, must-have guide to researching your family's roots and bringing your family history to life. Containing all you need to know whether you're a new beginner or more experienced researcher. Covering all access levels, from the new beginner to the more experienced researcher, the Encyclopedia of Genealogy is a comprehensive master class in solving the mysteries of your personal heritage. Begining with advice on the very first steps, before providing a detailed explanation of the range of sources you will encounter when trying to flesh out your ancestor's lives. The Encyclopedia is divided into sections, each a fascinating standalone reference article so that you can easily pick and mix the relevant information according to the route your journey through your family history takes you. The Encyclopedia of Genealogy guides you through: / Getting started, including research planning, sources, how to construct a family tree and working online / Going further, combining historical context (from military history to migration and family secrets) with practical advice on sources / Troubleshooting the most common problems such as common surnames and missing ancestors / Surname databases / Use of DNA such as DNA profiling services / Organisational tools such as designing a website and information about software and community projects. Everything you need to bring alive your family tree.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #454 in Books
• Published on: 2008-09-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 544 pages

Review
Praise for the TV Series: 'Combining personal quest, social history and autobiography, it proved a triumphant mixture.' Daily Telegraph 'The programme makers combine just the right balance of personal revelation and general history, making this! a surprisingly absorbing and moving hour.' Sunday Telegraph 'A fascinating and hugely entertaining series.' Daily Star and Daily Express 'A remarkable series! astonishingly poignant.' The Sun Winner of Indie Award for Best Historical Documentary 2005

Sunday Telegraph
'The programme makers combine just the right balance of personal revelation and general history, making this a surprisingly absorbing and moving hour.'

Daily Express
'A remarkable series! astonishingly poignant.'

Customer Reviews

A huge help with family history!
I couldn't do without this book. I started researching my family tree over 2 years ago and found that there were things I didn't understand, information I needed but didn't know how to get and this book points you in all the right directions. It also details what certain occupations were about and their importance and has a few links to the programme - shows how they found out certain information and so on.

All in all, I don't regret buying this book for one moment - it is full of website addresses, addresses to write to and lots of information you thought you knew but realised you didn't.

A great help!!

Who do you think you are Encyclopedia of Genealogy
A very useful book, well written and well set out. Will be invaluable to Genealogists new and more experienced. Well worth having.

A weighty tome on researching family history!
"Who Do You Think You Are?" Encyclopedia of Genealogy: The Definitive Reference Guide to Tracing Your Family History

In this book, Nick Barratt provides an excellent guide for researching your family history. This is more than just an encyclopedia for dipping into when you need it - as well as offering step by step explanations on how to use various resources to research your family tree, which are ideal for the beginner, Nick (a familiar face from the first series of 'Who do you think you are?') also offers more experienced researchers further information about how to dig deeper in to the background of your ancestors - to put flesh on the bones of your research. Definitely a recommended read and resource for anyone interested in exploring their family history!